Flying the 757
Major Kong · 20 October 2013 · first-person community post
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Major Kong · 20 October 2013 · first-person community post
Archived interview · publication date not established
Larry Durbin · 24 August 2026 · retrospective flight account
Boeing 767 · FlightFactor · FlightFactor · X-Plane 11 · X-Plane 12
The 767-300ER product describes independent captain and first-officer instruments, dual flight-management units, three inertial reference systems and selectable instrument sources. Autoland capability can degrade with simulated system failures.
767-300ER Professional · gathered developer product description, 10 September 2026
Boeing 767 · FlightFactor · FlightFactor · X-Plane 11 · X-Plane 12
The product’s persistent maintenance system carries wear and misuse into subsequent flights. Its loading and maintenance pages sit alongside door and ground-equipment controls, while the cabin interaction can report configuration or passenger-comfort problems.
767-300ER Professional · Custom Systems and Failure model; On Screen menus; Custom Sounds
Boeing 767 · FlightFactor · FlightFactor · X-Plane 11 · X-Plane 12
The interactive checklist recognises completed actions, with an optional helper and tutorial prompts. A pop-out EFB gathers checklists, options and menus. The product also lists in-flight Navigraph charts and configurable avionics presentations; service access depends on the relevant provider.
767-300ER Professional · New Features; Flexible Options; Interactive checklists
The 767 first flew in 1981 and entered service in 1982. Its twin-engine wide-body layout served routes between smaller narrow-bodies and the largest long-haul aircraft. Stretched, extended-range and freight versions broadened the programme.
The -200, -300 and -400 are different airframes, and the -400 also brought substantial cockpit changes. Simulator products cover different parts of that range, identified by variant and developer.
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Andrew Ferguson interview · 21 December 2021
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Boeing 777 · PMDG · PMDG · MSFS 2020 · MSFS 2024
PMDG describes custom C*U flight-control logic with normal and direct modes, path and speed management, and artificial-feel modelling. The reviewed 777-200ER product also offers different engine families with their own indications and thrust behaviour. These features apply to PMDG's documented aircraft.
777-200ER MSFS2020/2024 published specification · Auto-flight System
Boeing 777 · FlightFactor · FlightFactor · X-Plane 11 · X-Plane 12
FlightFactor's 777 change log publishes selected MCP and CDU dataref types and identifies remote-instrumentation and CDU API documentation supplied with the product. It also records fixes to restored control states. API details are supplied with the installed product version.
777 v2 official changelog · v2.2.2; v2.0.52-beta and remote instrumentation entries
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